India, Oct. 15 -- New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani is receiving criticism for taking part in the "Gaza 5K" over the weekend, a charity run promoting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which has been extensively blasted for connections to Hamas.

Taking to social media, Mamdani stated that he was honored to contribute to the cause and shared a picture of himself participating in the fundraising.

"This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time, alongside the Harlem Run Club, to raise money for @unrwausa, which delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza. I hope you'll join me in donating."

However, online users accused him of fundi...